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The report on a fatal accident at 509 New Herman Road last Thursday morning has been released by the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Erika M. Williams, 33, of Shelbyville was northbound in a Chrysler Pacifica minivan when she crossed the center line and struck the end of a bridge, State Trooper Jacob Davis said...

Investigators have released more details on the arrest of Bedford County Workhouse trusty Jonathan Sachs, who had walked away from a work detail Friday at Shelbyville Animal Control, Industrial Parkway. Deputy Joe Guthrie was hiding as Sachs, his girlfriend Lauren Mankin and two others arrived at a Barksdale Lane home at 4:15 a.m. Monday, a report said...

The driver of this car was pinned in for 15-plus minutes before being removed by Bedford County emergency personnel following a crash Tuesday morning on Highway 82 between Shelbyville and Flat Creek.

A Bedford County Workhouse inmate charged with leaving Shelbyville Animal Control’s Industrial Parkway facility while working under trusty status last Thursday was arrested early Monday. Jonathan Blade Sachs, 24, was taken into custody without incident at 4:17 a.m. on Barksdale Lane, Sheriff Austin Swing said...

To say that new Shelbyville Central Golden Eaglette basketball coach Jen Hicks has taken her new team and “run” with it is the truth. Literally. As the team prepares for the upcoming season this summer, you might have seen Hicks and the Eaglettes running through town as part of their off-season conditioning...

Several vehicles were broken into both inside and outside of Shelbyville over the weekend, city and county authorities report. •A Ruger Mark IV .22 caliber handgun and a bag containing a Cascade High School volleyball uniform and shoes was taken from a truck at a Stonegate Circle home overnight Friday...

At a meeting Wednesday, local leaders put forth a case for the state to build a new $35-40 million dollar campus for Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville to be built at the 231 North Business Park. The new campus, if and when it's completed, would completely replace the existing TCAT site on Madison Street. But it might have to be built in phases, depending on how much the state is willing to commit and whether other funding, such as grants, can be obtained...

A Shelbyville woman lost her life in a traffic accident Thursday in the New Hermon area south of Flat Creek, authorities said. The victim was identified as Erika Williams, 33. A request to the Tennessee Highway Patrol for further information was met with the response that further details would be released when the accident report was completed by the investigating trooper...

A teenager’s alleged boasts and threats helped investigators find two men accused of vehicle burglaries in western Bedford County. Information obtained during the investigation led to the arrests of Caden Shawn Fox and Joseph Gabriel Howard, both 18, who share a Bethlehem Church Road residence,. Each has been charged with eight counts of auto burglary and four counts of theft of property and is being held on $100,000 bond, according to the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office...

As in the past, one of the state-recommended detours for cross-country travelers hoping to avoid congestion on Interstate 24 related to the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival this weekend will pass through Shelbyville. Since its beginning in 2002, the four-day, multi-stage event, held in Manchester, continues to be one of the most popular live music festivals in the country every year, attracting thousands of attendees. ...

To the Editor: According to an article published in the Tennessean on May 16, there are fifteen hospitals across Tennessee that are losing money and in danger of closing. One of these is Tennova Healthcare - Shelbyville. The same article noted that ten small-town hospitals in Tennessee have already been forced to close over the past several years, and documented the ill effects of these closures on the people in the counties affected...